Catholicism Today: A Survey of Catholic Belief and Practice

Rating:
Summary: Good basis for NEW catholics..
Review: A previous review says this book is confusing and misleading..
from a community of three priests and two nuns who use this
book with those in preparation of RCIA and entering the Catholic faith,, we think it gives a beginner Catholic a updated
and informative view of our Catholic beliefs..DAS,Upstate NY

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Summary: Confusing Content, Poor Writing
Review: This is not a survey of Catholic belief or practice, as the title states. It is a collection of conflicting concepts with occasional but important misstatements of fact about the Catholic faith. The author misrepresents Vatican II and represents anti-Catholic beliefs as "Catholic". The writing is not what is expected for a book that has been used as a text for "general readers and college undergraduates". Phrases like "negative vibes" probably don't mean much to the student audience, and the use of "some" for articles such as "a" or "the" is an awkward habit. If you want to know what Church dissenters teach, read Curran or McCormick. If you want to know what the Church teaches read Hahn, Howard, Guardini, Newman, von Balthasar, Groeschel or a multitude of others. If you want to confuse and mislead a friend, give him this book.